The Canal (2014)

The Canal (2014)

Film archivist David (Rupert Evans) has been having a rough time lately, as he suspects that his wife Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) has been cheating on him with Alex (Carl Shaaban), one of her work clients. This stress is compounded when David#39;s work partner Claire (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) gives him a reel of to-be-archived footage that shows that his house was the setting for a brutal murder in 1902. Becoming progressively more unsettled and unhinged, David begins to believe that a spectral presence is in his house and ends up following his wife to a nearby canal, where he discovers that she is indeed having an affair with Alex. When Alice goes missing shortly afterwards, David contacts the police- only to become the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the police grow more convinced that David has murdered his wife, he struggles to find proof of his growing suspicion that something otherworldly was instead responsible .

Film archivist David (Rupert Evans) has been having a rough time lately, as he suspects that his wife Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) has been cheating on him with Alex (Carl Shaaban), one of her work clients. This stress is compounded when David's work partner Claire (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) gives him a reel of to-be-archived footage that shows that his house was the setting for a brutal murder in 1902. Becoming progressively more unsettled and unhinged, David begins to believe that a spectral presence is in his house and ends up following his wife to a nearby canal, where he discovers that she is indeed having an affair with Alex. When Alice goes missing shortly afterwards, David contacts the police- only to become the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the police grow more convinced that David has murdered his wife, he struggles to find proof of his growing suspicion that something otherworldly was instead responsible .

Movie Parental Guide

nudity

David and his wife Alice are seen to have sex under sheets.
Alice(the wife) is seen commiting adultery in detailed sex scene, full male back nudity and nude female breast are shown, sex position is very detailed.
Attempted supernatural assault on babysitter is implicated to be sexual in nature (previous pattern is told to contain rape attempt) , but it was limited to grabbing by legs.

violence

Old films featured in the movie are showing police archives, which consist of filming corpses and evidence in black and white, gory full color pictures are flashed.
Murderer cuts throat of teenage girl and blood is pouring out.

profanity

David confronts his wife after adultery incident and curses at her "you're a fucking whore".

alcohol

Some adults smoke occasionaly.
Adults drink alcohol socially at formal party
No other drugs or alcohol use.